Libraries and economic value: A review of recent studies

Performance Measurement and Metrics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 142-158

  Missingham, Roxanne ^a  

^a National Library of Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assets valuation; Canada; Libraries; New Zealand; Return on investment; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 29544439873     PISSN: 14678047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14678040510636711     Document Type: Review

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